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Randy Carlyle doesn’t have to review video of Rick Nash to know the damage the Brampton native can do.

As coach of the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference, Carlyle got to know the habits of Nash when the 6-foot-4, 213-pound winger was with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Carlyle knows the Maple Leafs will have to be on their toes whenever Nash, one of the NHL’s premier power forwards, is on the ice for the New York Rangers on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden when Toronto visits.

“I saw lots of him,” Carlyle said after practice on Friday at the MasterCard Centre. “Big-body guy who does a lot of things from the half wall. He has this move that surprises a lot of people from the perspective that he skates backward towards you. He comes up and turns his body and protects the puck and turns backward and then spins off you once he feels he has one side or the other. Pretty dominant player.”

Carlyle also mentioned Rangers stars Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik as well as goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.

“They have lots of tools in their tool chest,” Carlyle said. “We have our work cut out for us.”

Forward Clarke MacArthur concurred.

“(We have to bring) more support,” MacArthur said. “We have to try to bottle them up in the corner so they don’t have room to make the plays. Gaborik can take off, so can Nash. You want to be smart against them.”

Forward Leo Komarov missed practice, but Carlyle said it was a maintenance day for the rookie forward.

With Komarov out, David Steckel moved up to play the wing on a line with Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin.

Phil Kessel, meanwhile, is looking for his first goal of the season despite numerous chances. Kessel has two assists.

The Leafs (2-2) have won both of their games on the road and will be trying to rebound from a defensively poor performance against the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

The Rangers have struggled out of the gate, winning just once in their first four games.